Baseball Game Preview: Fairview Eagles vs. Raceland Rams

Fairview hasn't had much luck against Raceland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eagles will take on the Rams at 6:00 p.m. Fairview will be strutting in after a win while Raceland will be coming in after a loss.

Last Tuesday, Fairview got the win against Symmes Valley by a conclusive 9-2.

Tanner Reihs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Jeffery Everetts

Runs (Career)

04/08/25 @ Symmes Valley	2
04/03/25 vs Coalfield	1
04/02/25 vs Portsmouth	1
04/01/25 vs Magoffin County	1
03/31/25 vs Bethlehem	1

At the plate, Fairview got a big performance out of Jeffery Everetts, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Those two runs gave Everetts a new career-high. Eli Cummings also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, Raceland unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Blazer by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Rams couldn't push the score so high this time.

Raceland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Lynd, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

Fairview has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Raceland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.

Fairview might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Raceland in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.